Hoping to Buy a Home in the New Year? January Is the New Hot Month to Start Looking

Hoping to Buy a Home in the New Year? January Is the New Hot Month to Start Looking

By:
Clare Trapasso
|
Realtor.com

Dec 19, 2019

The home-buying season used to kick off sometime in spring, as the snow began to melt and people tried to plan for a summer move-in. But in recent years, the limited supply of homes for sale has spurred buyers to start their hunt earlier and earlier—and now, they're jumping into the market en masse in January, according to a recent realtor.com analysis. Happy New Year, now start house hunting!